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Funeral Arrangements for Dorothy Height Announced by the National Council of Negro Women (w/Update)

• April 25, 2010 • 3 Comments

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Friday Night Music, August 7: Roberta Flack, “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” 1974

• August 7, 2009 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Killing Me Softly", Atlantic Records, Charles Fox, Clint Eastwood, Donny Hathaway, Grammy, Grammy Award, Grammy R & B, Howard University, Les McCann, Maxi Priest, New York, Norman Gimbel, Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack, The Seventies, Washington D.C.

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‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis September 16, 2019
Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter.
Juanita Abernathy, a Force in the Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 88 September 15, 2019
The wife of the Rev. Dr. Ralph Abernathy, she was an activist in her own right in the struggle to end segregation and to secure the vote.
Calls for Kavanaugh’s Impeachment Come Amid New Misconduct Allegations September 16, 2019
President Trump and other Republicans defended the Supreme Court justice after a New York Times essay described a previously unreported story about him as a student at Yale.
Minnesota Police Arrest Man in Synagogue Fire September 16, 2019
The Duluth police said they had found no evidence that hate or bias motivated the fire that destroyed the Adas Israel synagogue last week.
All Was Quiet at the Birmingham Weather Office. Until a Trump Forecast Brought a Storm. September 16, 2019
Tornadoes are the most challenging tempests that the National Weather Service workers in Alabama typically handle. But all that changed with a faulty Hurricane Dorian tweet by the president.
Transgender Woman Found Burned Beyond Recognition in Florida, Officials Say September 16, 2019
Bee Love Slater was the 18th transgender person known to have been killed in the United States this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Homeless Residents Got One-Way Tickets Out of Town. Many Returned to the Streets. September 15, 2019
As cities offer transportation passes to get homeless people to a more stable destination, some worry whether they are sending people to insecurity in a new place.
Your Monday Briefing September 16, 2019
Iran, Purdue Pharma, Ric Ocasek: Here’s what you need to know.

The Guardian, UK

Saudi Arabia oil attack: Trump hints at action as US officials point finger at Iran September 16, 2019
US president says he has ‘reason to believe we know the culprit’, as oil prices riseDonald Trump has said the US is “locked and loaded” and ready to respond to attacks on a petroleum processing facility in Saudi Arabia, as US officials said the evidence pointed to Iranian involvement. The US president did not mention Iran, but wrote on Twitter that he had “r […]
$1m a minute: the farming subsidies destroying the world September 16, 2019
‘Perverse’ payments must be redirected to measures such as capturing carbon, report saysThe public is providing more than $1m per minute in global farm subsidies, much of which is driving the climate crisis and destruction of wildlife, according to a new report.Just 1% of the $700bn (£560bn) a year given to farmers is used to benefit the environment, the ana […]
Brexit: EU must show flexibility, says Raab before Johnson-Juncker meeting - live news September 16, 2019
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson’s meeting with the European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker 10.07am BST In an interview with the Today programme Jo Swinson, the Lib Dem leader, defended her party’s decision to go into the next election promising to revoke Brexit without a referendum if it […]
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy September 16, 2019
Move is partly aimed at halting more than 2,000 lawsuits filed against drug firmUS drug-maker Purdue Pharma has filed for bankruptcy and announced a $10bn (£8bn) plan to settle thousands of lawsuits that accuse the company’s prescription painkiller, OxyContin, of fuelling the deadly opioids crisis.The company, owned by the billionaire Sackler family, faces m […]
Kim Jong-un invites Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang – report September 16, 2019
Letter from North Korean leader comes as talks between the men have stalledNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un invited US president Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.The letter pre-dates North Korea’s latest launch of short-range projectiles a week ago and is the sec […]
Trump blasts calls for impeachment of Brett Kavanaugh after new allegations September 15, 2019
New York Times details new claims against supreme court judgeHarris, Castro and Sanders lead calls for constitutional actionDonald Trump came storming to the defence of Brett Kavanaugh on Sunday, after the publication of new allegations about the supreme court justice’s behaviour while he was a student at Yale led to renewed calls for his impeachment. Relate […]
Tunisian exit polls suggest shock victory for political outsiders September 15, 2019
Kaïs Saïed and media mogul Nabil Karoui appear to have taken the top two spots and will progress to a runoffThe first exit polls in Tunisia’s presidential elections suggest a shock victory for two political outsiders, law professor Kaïs Saïed and media mogul Nabil Karoui, who is on remand in prison on corruption charges he denies.The early results indicate t […]
Ric Ocasek, lead singer of the Cars, dies aged 75 September 16, 2019
New wave singer behind hits including Good Times Roll and Shake It Up found dead in his New York apartment Ric Ocasek, the lead singer of the 1980s band the Cars, has died at the age of 75.New York police confirmed to the Washington Post that officers responded to a 911 call on Sunday afternoon. Ocasek was pronounced dead at the scene, with no sign of foul p […]

The BBC

Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved September 16, 2019
US officials quote intelligence and show satellite images, but Iran denies involvement.
Kashmir: The controversial deaths causing tension September 15, 2019
Conflicting narratives around controversial deaths have raised tensions further in the region.
Jojo Rabbit: Nazi satire wins top Toronto film award September 15, 2019
Jojo Rabbit tells the story of a young boy in 1940s Germany whose mother is hiding a Jewish girl.
New Zealand: Man brings clown to redundancy meeting September 15, 2019
Josh Thompson took a clown to a work meeting as a "support person" when he was about to lose his job.
Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, dies aged 75 September 16, 2019
The Cars were one of the biggest bands of the 1980s and the front-runner of the new wave movement.
Nightmare causes sleeping California woman to swallow wedding ring September 16, 2019
A nightmare causes the California woman to gulp down the diamond ring to "protect it from bad guys".
Brett Kavanaugh: Trump defends judge amid new misconduct claims September 15, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct.
Magpie attack: Australian cyclist dies while fleeing swooping bird September 16, 2019
The man suffered head injuries after swerving his bicycle in a bid to avoid the aggressive bird.